SCOTUS Rejects California Concealed Carry Case

By Tom Knighton

It wasn’t that long ago when I wrote here that one of my hopes was that the Supreme Court would be far more likely to actually hear gun cases now that Kavanaugh was on the bench. After all, the author of the decision dubbed Heller II would likely be a great ally for Second Amendment advocates, especially after the way the left ran him through the mud.

Unfortunately, my hopes were seriously misplaced.

The Supreme Court is refusing a new invitation to rule on gun rights, leaving in place California restrictions on carrying concealed handguns in public.

The justices on Monday rejected an appeal from Sacramento residents who argued that they were unfairly denied permits to be armed in public.

The complaint alleged that a prior Sacramento sheriff who was in charge of handgun permits arbitrarily rewarded friends.

The sheriff in question has reportedly changed the policy, but there was still a serious issue at work if something like this could happen. Then again, it’s inevitably under May Issue laws. When select people have the power to grant or deny permits on a whim, guess what they do? Grant them on a whim, whatever that may be.

It was my hope that the …Read the Rest

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